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Top Violations

Every year, OSHA publishes a list of the top ten most frequently cited violations. Let’s look at the list of 2019’s most cited violations:

1. Fall Protection – General Requirements: 7,014 Violations §1926.501
One contractor had a fall-related fatality resulting in $1.792 million in fines!
2. Hazard Communication: 4,170 Violations §1910.1200

3. Scaffolding: 3,228 Violations §1926.451

4.Lockout/Tagout: 2,975 Violations §1910.147

5.Respiratory Protection: 2,826 Violations §1910.134

6. Ladders: 2,766 Violations §1926.1053

7. Powered Industrial Trucks: 2,347 Violations §1910.178

8. Fall Protection Training: 2,059 Violations §1926.503

9. Machine Guarding: 1,987 Violations §1910.212

10. PPE and Lifesaving Equipment: 1,630 Violations §1926.102

As a reminder, last year, OSHA updated its financial penalties to adjust for inflation. Violations start at $13,260. If you fail to abate the problem, it can reach that total per day past the abatement date. Willful or repeated penalties cost a whopping $132,598 per violation. Of course, this is aggregated national data – Michigan also has a state plan. 

 

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Injuries and Fatalities

In the United States, more than 300 are killed and more than 10,000 injured each year from falls in the construction industry alone. Falls are the most significant source of citations, injuries, and deaths. Among the reasons cited by a  NIOSH publication, contributing factors attributed to these deaths include:

• Lack of training
• No fall protection program or personal fall arrest system
• Improper use of equipment
• Unstable and insecure setups

The OSHA director in Maine had this to say about the $1.792 Million fatality:

“Effective fall protection can prevent tragedies like this when an employer ensures the proper use of legally required lifesaving protection. An ongoing refusal to follow the law exposes other employees to potentially fatal or disabling injuries. Employers cannot evade their responsibility to ensure a safe and healthful workplace.” – David McGuan, OSHA area director in Augusta, ME

 

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Our Solutions

Springfield is a leader in safety for Michigan. We have solutions that help businesses all over the state to avoid OSHA violations, and more importantly, injuries/fatalities.

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This innovative product is an easy, low-cost solution for flat or pitched roofs. It’s a safe, OSHA-compliant solution for portable ladders (which, unlike permanent ladders, help prevent unauthorized access.)

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Our experts can assess your individual facility needs and design a custom solution that exceeds OSHA requirements. We can install the solution and even provide training, inspection, and maintenance.

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Create a safety culture in your organization where employees become safety advocates. We take a hands-on approach because it has better retention than classroom-alone or online learning.

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References:
https://www.osha.gov/penalties/
https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/stateprogs/michigan.html
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/19087-oshas-top-10-most-cited-violations
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2019-128updated052019/pdfs/2019-128updated052019.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019128updated052019

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Top Violations

Every year, OSHA publishes a list of the top ten most frequently-cited violations. Let’s look at the list of 2018’s most cited violations:

1. Fall Protection – General Requirements: 7,216 Violations §1926.501

2. Hazard Communication: 4,537 Violations §1910.1200

3. Scaffolding: 3,319 Violations §1926.451

4. Respiratory Protection: 3,112 Violations §1910.134

5. Lockout/Tagout: 2,923 Violations §1910.147

6. Ladders: 2,780 Violations §1926.1053

7. Powered Industrial Trucks: 2,281 Violations §1910.178

8. Fall Protection Training: 1,978 Violations §1926.503

9. Machine Guarding: 1,969 Violations §1910.212

10. PPE and Lifesaving Equipment: 1,528 Violations §1926.102

This year, OSHA updated its financial penalties to adjust for inflation. Violations start at $13,260. If you fail to abate the problem, it can reach that total per day past the abatement date. Willful or repeated penalties cost a whopping $132,598 per violation. Of course, this is aggregated national data – Michigan has its own state plan. If you’d like more data on the specific sections of these standards cited, we like the presentation at the Safety+Health Magazine.

 

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Takeaways for our readers

It’s worth mentioning that general fall protection requirements not only ranks #1 on the overall list but top the charts for serious violations and willful violations.

Fall protection has been the number one violation for at least the last six years running.

All of these violations have seen an increase in citation over 2017, except for eye and face protection (PPE), which is also a newcomer to the list.

As you’ll see later, several of these violations belong to categories we are experts in, so we’ll illustrate ways we can help.

These violations are expensive, even without fatalities. You’ll see next that there’s a correlation between fall-related citations, and work-related deaths/injuries.

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Top Fatalities

Due to the vast number of worker fatalities in the construction sector, it’s not uncommon to see construction-related fatality statistics. On a national level:

• 310 construction workers are killed and more than 10k injured each year, falling from heights.
• This includes 124 deaths from roofs, 104 deaths from ladders, and 60 deaths from scaffolds.
• According to BLS data, 57% of ladder deaths occur in the construction industry.

Full details on these facts and more are available in a very digestible publication put out by the CDC in a NIOSH publication.  Numerous contributing factors attributed to these deaths include:

• Lack of training
• No fall protection program or personal fall arrest system
• Improper use of equipment
• Unstable and insecure setups

In Michigan, you’ll often see fatalities dominated by falls. For example, of the deaths in 2016 reported to MIOSHA, 23 of the 43 deaths involved falls ranging from zero to fifty-five feet. The average height of a fatal fall in Michigan was only 24 feet.

 

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Our Solutions

Springfield is a leader in safety for Michigan. We have solutions that help businesses all over the state to avoid OSHA violations, and more importantly, injuries/fatalities.

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This innovative product is an easy, low-cost solution for flat or pitched roofs. It’s a safe, OSHA-compliant solution for portable ladders (which unlike permanent ladders, help prevent unauthorized access.)

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Our experts can assess your individual facility needs, design a custom solution that exceeds OSHA requirements, install the solution, and even provide training, inspection, and maintenance.

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Create a safety culture in your organization where employees become safety advocates. We take a hands-on approach because it has better retention than classroom-alone or online learning.

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References:
https://www.osha.gov/penalties/
https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/stateprogs/michigan.html
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17702-oshas-top-10-most-cited-violations-for-fiscal-year-2017
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2019-128updated052019/pdfs/2019-128updated052019.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019128updated052019
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/lara_miosha_fatalities_2016_548131_7.html

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